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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption The data breach affected 380,000 transactions by BA customers A cyber-security firm has said it found malicious code injected into the British Airways website, which could be the cause of a recent data breach that affected 380,000 transactions. A RiskIQ researcher analysed code from BA’s website and app around the […]

Image copyright AFPImage caption Data on millions of JP Morgan customers is believed to have been taken by the attackers A Russian man extradited to the US has been charged with hacking into US banks, brokers and financial news firms. Andrei Tyurin is accused of being part of a gang that conducted an “extensive hacking” […]

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Alexei Navalny is an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin Google has taken down YouTube ads by Alexei Navalny, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, ahead of elections for regional governors in Russia. The videos showed Mr Navalny calling for Russians to take part in protests on 9 September […]

An exhibition exploring the design work of hit video games including Splatoon, Journey and No Man’s Sky has opened in London. It provides a rare insight into the design processes at often secretive developers such as Nintendo. Curator Marie Foulston from the V&A said it was important for design spaces to “embrace and elevate” video […]

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption It isn’t clear how hackers boarded BA’s website and app – but cyber-security experts have some suggestions British Airways has revealed that hackers managed to breach its website and app, stealing data from many thousands of customers in the process. But how was this possible? BA has not revealed any […]

Image copyright YOUTUBE/POWERFULJREImage caption Musk was offered a joint by a podcast host during filming in California, where marijuana is legal Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has smoked marijuana live on the web during a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan. Mr Rogan offered his guest the drug, which is legal in California, as the pair discussed […]

Image copyright Argos Catalogue retailer Argos has launched a “voice shopping” service to let people reserve products in a local store using a Google Home smart speaker. It is the first retailer in the UK to offer a shopping service via the Google Assistant platform. Argos faces increased competition from online giant Amazon, which produces […]

Image copyright ReutersImage caption Alex Jones is currently being sued for defamation Twitter says it has permanently suspended the accounts of Alex Jones and his Infowars website. It made the move after a number of tweets that violated Twitter’s abusive behaviour policy, the company said. A number of tech giants, including YouTube and Facebook, deleted […]

Image copyright FacebookImage caption The new data centre design is taller than many others and so will take up less space on the ground Facebook has chosen Singapore for the location of its new data centre, which is expected to open in 2022. The new facility will cost more than $1bn (£773m) and be located […]

Image copyright ReutersImage caption Honour of Kings is popular with children and is China’s top grossing mobile game Chinese technology giant Tencent is introducing tough new rules to identify under-age gamers, amid a crackdown on gaming addiction in the country. From mid-September it will introduce a real-name registration system for its Honour of Kings games, […]

Image copyright Getty Images Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has told US lawmakers the company’s algorithms have not always been “impartial”. He said the platform “unfairly” reduced the visibility of 600,000 accounts, including some members of Congress. But he was unable to immediately say whether a majority of them were Republican, Democratic or otherwise. Mr […]

Image copyright AFPImage caption Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg appeared at the hearing in Washington DC Facebook and Twitter have said that they took too long to tackle foreign campaigns to meddle in US elections. Responding to lawmakers, Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social network was “too slow” to act on election […]